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Joseph Branciforte/Theo Bleckmann: LP1
by Dan Bilawsky
Is sound something to bathe in? Can music envelop? Does the art of improvisation lend itself to ambient sound painting? The answer to all three questions, according to this collaboration, is “yes." LP1, the debut release on Joseph Branciforte's greyfade imprint, finds the producer and electronics ace teaming up with vocalist Theo Bleckmann ...
André Carvalho: The Garden Of Earthly Delights
by Friedrich Kunzmann
When eyeing the triptych oil painting The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Renaissance painter Hieronymous Bosch, the observer often drifts off and zooms in on a very specific segment of the painting. Defined by opposing themes and motifs, the eye wanders from left to right, from Adam and Eve in peaceful nature, over birds and buildings ...
Charlie Apicella: Groove Machine
by Don Phipps
On Groove Machine, Charlie Apicalla & Iron City serves up a gumbo of styles that run from New Orleans blues and Chicago funk to Motown and New York bop. The combination makes for a “groovy" listening experience—road music that will keep the head nodding and the mind trucking. Apicella penned five of the eight numbers on ...
Lauren White: Life in the Modern World
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Vocalist, actress, producer.... Lauren White does it all. And, as befits a Renaissance artist, she not only excels, but also explores the unique, the compelling and the substantive. With Life in the Modern World she and her team of Los Angeles aces do precisely that, delivering 11 fine selections, most lesser-known, but each a certified gem. ...
Nico Gori Swing 10tet: Swingin’ Hips
by Neri Pollastri
Un tentetto swing, che è come dire una big band che suona come un'orchestra da ballo, riprendendo dalla tradizione di questo tipo di formazione-invero anche troppo appassita—lo spirito, l'impostazione e il repertorio. Facile proposta di brani celebri? Operazione nostalgia? Nulla di tutto questo, perché il segreto del Nico Gori Swing Tentet è di non essere una ...
Nico Gori Sea Side Quartet: Opposites
by Neri Pollastri
Disco doppio per Nico Gori e il suo quartetto Sea Side (i musicisti gravitano tutti in prossimità della riviera tirrenica), la cui singolare genesi il clarinettista e sassofonista ci ha raccontato nella recente intervista che gli abbiamo fatto. L'album, fedele al titolo, mostra due facce quasi opposte del musicista toscano: nel primo CD, Ballads, ...
Terraza Big Band: One Day Wonder
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo tre anni di esibizioni mensili al club Terraza 7 nel Queens (NY), quest'orchestra di 18 elementi debutta con un CD di nove composizioni originali arrangiate dal sassofonista Michael Thomas. Questi è il co-leader della band assieme al contrabbassista Edward Perez, che è anche autore di molti brani. Conosciutisi a Boston quand'erano studenti di musica, i ...
Horace Tapscott with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Live at I.C.U.U.
by Karl Ackermann
Twenty years after his death, pianist-composer Horace Tapscott is receiving the accolades that largely passed him by at the peak of his career. Firmly ensconced in the Los Angeles jazz scene, his recording career as a leader began in 1969 when his quintet released The Giant Is Awakened (Flying Dutchman). Aiee! The Phantom (Arabesque, 1996) was ...
Matt Olson: 789 Miles
by David A. Orthmann
One of the most interesting things about tenor saxophonist Matt Olson's 789 Miles is something it lacks: An anxious, overriding eagerness to impress or knock the listener out at every turn. Instead, the record virtually looks you in the eye, shakes your hand, and then cordially invites you along for the ride. Olson, Hammond B-3 organist ...
Fleur Stevenson: Follow Me
by Roger Farbey
There are plenty of standards adorning Fleur Stevenson's debut album. This comes in the wake of her career-launching salvo, an EP entitled Introducing Fleur Stevenson, released in 2016. Stevenson possesses an appealing voice and, on the breezy opener “Beautiful Love," proves she can scat as deftly as she can sing Haven Gillespie's memorable words. While the ...
